Hi,

1. Wheels/sterring vibrate when braking at high speed !!! i know tyres are not balanced...could it be that ???
2. My acceleration and stuff is not too good !!! will an oil change help as that hasnt been done for a year the previous ...shd i go for a tuneup ?? whats involved in that ??
3. My 4ws light sometimes turns on at startup and doesnt turn off until i turn off the car and turn it back on


thanks for all the left

 

change the oil immediately
fram or bosch oil filters are fine, dont get ac delco
run 10w30 or 10w40, non-synthetic

if the car has been sitting for a while your rotors are probably shot, definitely gonna want to fix the brakes. new rotors/calipers/pads...can run from:
reman calipers for front (rockauto.com) - $50x2
cheapest rotors (autostar/USA ind.) - $25x2
^the calipers come loaded with pads also

so you could probably replace ALL the major components in your front brakes for about $150 if you do the labor. chiltons/haynes manual is about $15.

as far as the 4ws light, let me dig up my helms and ill post the diagnostic procedure for it.

~kris

 

so u reocken its the brakes rather than the unbalanced tyres ???

what abt tuning ?? do i need it ?? what do they do in tuning anyway ?? my idle and stuff is fine ! but its not going as it shd be !!!

thanks

 

yeah, i'd get it in for just the standard mileage tune-up, so they can take care of your timing belt & everything, too. and your rotors are definately what's causing the shaking upon braking.

 

so u anyone else??

u sure its rotor problem ??? whats a rotor ??

 

ok, wow, umm.......your brake rotor is the shiny metal disc that sits inside of your wheel and passes through your "caliper" which houses your "pads".

 

it's probably both the tires and the brakes. Go get a brake job, tires balanced, and a wheel alignment just to be sure. It's most likely the brake rotors. If the problem was solely the unbalanced tires, it would shake all the time, not just at high speeds. Definetely get an oil change. Old oil is BAD. Don't know about the 4ws light, my lude doesn't have it. I wish it did. See how the car runs after all that.

 

LudeBoom, You say non-synthetic i thouht that was the good shit so we shouldnt use that. if not, DAMN Fast And The Furious LOL

 

u shouldnt run synthetic in a motor that was raised with conventional oil. if u rebuild the motor and run mobil1 full synthetic from 1000 miles onward, like me, then its a different story. synthetic tends to slip past seals that have been soaked in conventional oil for 10 or 20 thousand miles which means switching to synthetic after running the engine on regular for a while can cause you to start burning or leaking oil.
every engine is different but its a good rule of thumb.

excellent

 

Yes its a rotor problem for sure, I had the same problem, replaced the rotors with Brembo blanks, problem solved.